Testing mirrors

• check-mirrors.rb script
• Usage
  • By URL, for the JSON pool
  • By IP, for the DNS pool
  • Using check-mirrors from Tails

check-mirrors.rb script

This script automates the testing of the content offered by all the mirrors in the poll. The code can be fetched from:

<git@gitlab-ssh.tails.boum.org:tails/check-mirrors.git>

It is currently run once a day on [misc.lizard] by https://gitlab.tails.boum.org/tails/puppet-tails/-/blob/master/manifests/profile/check_mirrors.pp.

The code used on [misc] is updated to the latest changes twice an hour automatically by Puppet.

Install the following dependencies:

ruby
ruby-nokogiri.

Usage

By URL, for the JSON pool

Quick check, verifying the availability and structure of the mirror:

ruby check-mirrors.rb --ip $IP --debug --fast --url-prefix=$URL

For example:

ruby check-mirrors.rb --ip $IP --debug --fast --url-prefix=https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/tails/

Extended check, downloading and verifying the images:

ruby check-mirrors.rb --ip $IP --debug

By IP, for the DNS pool

Quick check, verifying the availability and structure of the mirror:

ruby check-mirrors.rb --ip $IP --debug --fast

Extended check, downloading and verifying the images:

ruby check-mirrors.rb --ip $IP --debug

Using check-mirrors from Tails

torsocks ruby check-mirrors.rb ...